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Mumbai in command
MUMBAI: Mumbai took a firm grip over Saurashtra by claiming three wickets for 71 after making 347 in the first innings on the second day of the Vijay Merchant under-16 cricket match here at the Wankhede Stadium. Vinit Indulkar, who was the overnight not out batsman on 85 in his team8217;s total of 191 for four, could add just one run before he was bowled by Sanjay Hansalpara for 86. However, left-hander Abhishek Nair 76: 7215;4 Harshad Rawle 37: 6215;4 and Paul Valthaty 25 came up with useful contributions to swell the Mumbai score.
Brief Scores: Mumbai 347 in 146.1 overs Vineet Indulkar 86, Sangram Bagul 60, Abhishek Nair 76, Harshad Rawle 37; S Hansalpara 3-67 vs Saurashtra 71-3.

Ends in draw
PUNE: The three-day match between Maharashtra and Baroda in the Under-16 Vijay Merchant West Zone cricket league ended in a draw. The match was called off after nine mandatory overs when Maharashtra were 266 for four in their second innings, with Shirish Kamathe remainingunbeaten at 118.
Brief Scores: Maharashtra 171 amp; 266-4 in 96 overs S Kamathe 118 not out, Parag More 44 not out; Yusuf Pathan 2-45, Vishwanath Parmar 2-45 drew with Baroda 399.

Star costlier
NEW DELHI: Sports Channel Star Sports has increased its fee and it will now be more costlier by Rs. 1.51 per subscriber effective January 1, 2000. The new price has been fixed at Rs. 6.50 per subscriber per month, up from existing price of Rs. 4.99, which is the floor price that will be charged to cable networks.

Indian Blues top
HYDERABAD: Indian Blues, Mumbai, represented by Ashok Ruia, Kamal Mukherjee, JM Shah, Honey B Prabhakar, R Krishnan and Ashok Goel annexed the Ruia trophy, the symbol of supremacy in Indian bridge, having swamped Formidables, Delhi, in the final match by 100 IMP 134-54.
Formidables failed to withstand the onslaught of the opponent with the progress of the match and conceded without playing the last session when it trailed by huge margin of 100 IMP.